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AirPort Extreme (802.11ac, 2013)
A1521 · AirPort tower
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1521 |
Reference
| Original price | $199 |
| Announced | 2013-06-10 |
| Discontinued | 2018-04-26 |
| Design era | AirPort tower |
Configurations
| Colors | White |
| Processor | BCM4709 ARM @ 1.0 GHz |
| Memory | 128 MB |
| Storage | — |
| Radios | Dual-band 3×3 MIMO 802.11ac + 802.11a/b/g/n |
| LED | Single status LED |
| Firmware | AirPort Utility firmware 7.9.1 |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 1× Gigabit Ethernet WAN · 3× Gigabit Ethernet LAN · 1× USB 2.0 (printer/drive sharing) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 98 × 168 × 98 mm |
| Weight | 945 g |
Known quirks
- Apple discontinued AirPort in 2018; firmware updates stopped 2019
- AirPort Utility from iOS 12 or macOS to manage
- Known power supply failures — fan bearing dries out
- No WPA3 support — use only on trusted networks